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''[[United States|United States ]] > [[United States Migration Internal|Migration ]] > [[US_Migration_Canals|Canals]]'' | ''[[United States|United States ]] > [[United States Migration Internal|Migration ]] > [[US_Migration_Canals|Canals]]'' | ||
Canals | === Historic Background === | ||
Canal traffic in the United states helped connect isolated rural areas to urban population centers from 1820 until the spread of railroads about 1860. Settlers flooded into regions serviced by such canals and the waterways they connected, since access to markets was available. The Erie Canal connected New York City to the Great Lakes. The Illinois and Michigan Canal connected the Great Lakes to the Mississippi River system. Pennsylvania combined canals and railroads. Maryland, Ohio, and Indiana also built canals that were inviting to settlers.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Canal" in ''Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia'' at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canals (accessed 22 June 2009).</ref> | |||
=== List of Significant Canals === | |||
Some of the most significant canals to American settlers were: | |||
{| cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1" align="center" width="745" | {| cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1" align="center" width="745" | ||
|+ '''Chronological List of United States Canals Used by Settlers''' | |+ '''Chronological List of United States Canals Used by Settlers''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ''' | | '''Name''' | ||
| '''Date Opened''' | | '''Date Opened''' | ||
| '''Origin''' | | '''Origin''' | ||
| '''Destination''' | | '''Destination''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Erie | | Erie Canal<br> | ||
| 1825/1832 | | 1825/1832 | ||
| Albany, New York | | Albany, New York | ||
| Buffalo, New York | | Buffalo, New York | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Ohio and Erie | | Ohio and Erie Canal | ||
| 1828/1832 | | 1828/1832 | ||
| Cleveland, Ohio | | Cleveland, Ohio | ||
| Portsmouth, Ohio | | Portsmouth, Ohio | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Chesapeake and Ohio | | Chesapeake and Ohio Canal<br> | ||
| 1836 | | 1836 | ||
| Georgetown, D.C. | | Georgetown, D.C. | ||
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<br><br> | === Sources === | ||
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[[Category:US_Migration_Canals]] [[Category:Migration_Routes]] [[Category:United_States_Migration_Internal]] | [[Category:US_Migration_Canals]] [[Category:Migration_Routes]] [[Category:United_States_Migration_Internal]] | ||